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APPLICATION I'ILEDSBPT. 5,1 05.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT oFFioE.

CHILDS CHAIR.

Specification of Letters Yatent.

Patented Jan. 22, 1907.

Application filed September 5, 1905. Serial No. 2773043.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HEINRICH LINDEN, a subject of the German Emperor, and a resident of Bensberg, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Childrens Chairs, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is a childs chair which can be used in the usual manner as seat, running chair, vswing,&c.

The table-board slides by itself in a straight or bow-shaped track, and the seat is fastened to same by means of a ring bedded turnably. Hereby is attained that the child in using the chair as a running chair does not require to push the whole chair, which is supplied with casters. The expenditure of energy is consequently very small.

The accompanying drawings represent two forms of construction of the object of the invention, and they show, in Figure 1, a side view; Fig. 2, a sectional View after the line AB of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, atOp View; Fig. 1, aside view of another position. Fig. 5 is a crosssection through the table-board after the line D of Fig. 6. Fig. 6 is a top view upon the table-board. Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section through another form of construction. Fig. 8 is a top view upon Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a top view upon the seat.

In conformity with the example of construction as per Figs. 1-6 the chair consists of two upper ledges 1, which are supplied with guiding-grooves and which are joined to the lower ledges 2 with stays 3. The ledges 1 and 2 are divided lengthwise, and the latter are connected by hinges 4,

while the former are supplied with hooks and eyes. In the upper ledges 1 the table-boarcl 6 slides, which has the circular notch 7 and the border ledge 8, which forms the boundary of the table-board. On the lower side of the board 6 any desired number of ball-bearings 9 are fastened, on which the ring 10 rests, to

which the saddle-shaped seat 12 is attached by means of the spring 11. A foot-board 13 is joined to the outer stays 3. In this position (shown in Fig. 1) the chair can be used as a running chair, in that the board 6 slides into the guidings 1, whereby the bodilyweight of the child rests on the spring-seat, and the legs are thus unburdened. Owing to the hanging up of the seat on the ring 10 with ball-bearings, the child can easily turn itself with the seat. The seat can also further be used as a swing for the child. When the foot-board 13 is folded up, it can support its feet in a sitting position. On opening the hooks and eyes 5 the hinges can be folded over and the chair can be put in the position shown in Fig. 4. In this position it serves as a high-standing seat. The seat as such can be set to various heights.

Figs. 7 and 8 show a form of construction of the chair in which the guiding-ledges are arranged to run circularly, and the board 6 consequently runs in a circular track. I

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a childs chair the combination of upper ledges with lower ledges 2, hooks and eyes 5 between the upper ledges, hinges 4 between the lower ledges, stays 3 between the upper and lower edges, a foot-board 13 fastened to some of said stays 3, guiding-grooves in the upper ledges 1, a table-board 6 having a circular notch and guided in said grooves of the upper ledges 1, ball-bearings 9 fastened on the lower side of said table-board 6, a ring 10, and a seat 12 fastened to said spring 11, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my 'name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' HEINRICH LINDEN. Witnesses:

BEssIE F. DUNLAP, Louis VANDoRN. 

